Northern Lights

Stunning music for women’s voices by 20th and 21st century composers from Sweden, Norway, Finland, Latvia and Estonia.

Mitchell Covington, Artistic Director
Edna Yeh, Assistant Conductor
Amy Belles, Piano

Program

  • Three Night Pieces – Karin Rehnqvist (Sweden)
    • Ljusfälten (The light fields)
    • När natten skänker frid (When the night gives you peace)
    • Natt över jorden (Now it’s night over the earth)
  • Lauliku Lapsepõli (The Songster’s Childhood) – Traditional Estonian, arr. Veljo Tormis
  • In Paradisum (In Paradise) – Galina Grigorjeva (Estonia)
  • Smieklis Man (This is My Laugh) – Latvian Folk Song, arr. Aldonis Kalniņš
  • On suuri sun rantas autius (Great is the desolation of your shore) – Traditional Finnish, arr. Matti Hyökki
  • Mistä on pienet pojat teyty? (What are little boys made of?) – Einojuhani Rautavaara (Finland)
  • Three Heavenly Songs – Ēriks Ešenvalds (Latvia)
    • Stars
    • O salutaris hostia (O saving victim, opening wide)
    • Benedictus es (Blessed art Thou)
  • Two Nordic Pieces – Ola Gjeilo (Norway)
    • Northern Lights
    • Tundra
  • Song of the Stars (from Songs of the Lights) – Imants Ramiņš (Latvia/Canada)
  • Eatnemen Vuelie (Song of the Earth) – Frode Fjellheim (Norway)

Full program (PDF)